Coat hanger shoulder shield



May 20, 1952 s. D. MALLORY COAT HANGER SHOULDER SHIELD Filed April 4, 1949 INVENTOR.

Patented May 20, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COAT HANGER SHOULDER SHIELD Sterling D. Mallory, Birmingham, Ala.

Application April 4, 1949, Serial No. 85,327

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a coat hanger shoulder shield. It has for its main objects to provide such a devic that will be highly efficient for its purpose, cheap to manufacture, simple in structure, easy to use, and extremely durable. A further object is to provide a shield that will be adapted for easy mounting on the shoulder positions of any standard wire coat hanger now in general use. It is Well known that when a coat is hung on a standard wire hanger and allowed to remain for more than a day or two, the shoulder positions of the garment become creased or lose their shape. With the shields of the present invention attached to a wire hanger this objectional feature is overcome, no matter how long the garment remains on the hanger.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawing and description.

By referring generally to the drawing, part of this application, it will be observed that Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a wire coat hanger with shoulder shields according to the present invention attached; Fig. 2 is an elevational view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a shield with the fastening parts thereof bent downward; Fig. 6 is a sectional view substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8--8 of Fig. 6.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the shoulder shield comprises a piece of fiat flexible material I defining a shape similar to the center section along the major axis of a pear. Arms 2 are cut out in the piece except at their wide ends 3 that remain integral to provide hinge action for the arms. Also cut out in the piece are short arms 4 with the ends near the center remaining integral for hinge action. In the small end of the shield a slot 5 is provided for fitting over the top wire 6 of the hanger. To use the shields in combination with the coat hanger 6, 1, 8, they are attached as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by having lon arms hooked around the lower wire portion 1 of the hanger as shown in the detail Fig. 8, and by also having the short arms to straddle the upper wire portion 6 of the hanger as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. With the long arms of the shield hooked around the lower wire 1 of the hanger, and the short arms bent around the upper wire 6 of the hanger, and also, if desired, bending down-ward the ends l0, ll, of the shield to straddle the wire 6, the shields will remain attached firmly to the hanger.

The shields may be made of any material suit- 2 able for the purpose, but I prefer to use rustproof thin metal, or plastic or the like. Also the shields may be made in different sizes.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise details of structure, but reserve the right to make all modifications and changes so long as they remain within the spirit and scope of the invention and the following claim.

Having described my invention I claim:

A garment shoulder shield of the character described for use in combination with a wire type coat hanger having upper and lower wire portions comprising, an approximately flat piece of thin semi-stiff material as the main body, said body formed with an outline approximately the same as the outline of a section of a pear through and along its major axis, two arms formed by cut out portions of the body with one end of each arm integral with the body, each arm bent away from the body at an angle of approximately degrees compared to the face of the body, each arm having its outside edge near its outer end formed with an approximately semi-circular portion therein, said semi-circular portions being adapted to straddle the lower wire portion of a wire coat hanger when the body is positioned upon the upper wire portion of the same wire coat hanger and the said arms are crossed; two spaced apart tabs cut out of the other end portion of the .body with on end of each tab integral with the body, said tabs bent away from the body at an angle of approximately 90 degrees compared to the face of the body, said tabs being adapted to fit astride the upper wire portion of a wire coat hanger when the body is positioned thereon; the smaller end of the body having a slot with a circular shaped end therein and extending along the major axis of the body to a point short of the position of said tabs, said circular portion of the slot being adapted to encircle the upper wire portion of a wire coat hanger when the body is positioned thereon.

STERLING D. MALLORY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,074,071 McDonald Mar. 16, 1937 2,123,369 Luecke July 14, 1938 2,481,737 Gartner Sept. 13, 1949 

